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9, April 2023
Yaoundé to begin online visa application from April 30 0
Lejeune Mbella, the foreign minister of Cameroon, said on Friday that starting on April 30, all applications for entrance visas to Cameroon must be submitted online. The minister said that applications will be processed “exclusively” online using the website www.evisacam.cm, after which the applicant would be given an online authorisation for a visa. Mbella said […]
9, April 2023
Biya regime cancels visit from Canadian envoy to discuss Southern Cameroons crisis 0
Ottawa will have to show a little more patience before attempting to initiate talks again about the Southern Cameroon Crisis. Its assistant deputy minister for global affairs, Peter MacDougall, was expected in Cameroon at the end of March, but Yaoundé ended up cancelling at the last minute, reports Africa Intelligence. All known peace initiatives including […]
7, April 2023
Cameroon’s legal system: A real farce! 0
For decades, Cameroon has distinguished itself in more ways than one. The country was once considered a rising footballing nation in 1990s following its stellar performance at the 1990 World Cup. But for some time now, the world has been helplessly watching the country’s footballing performance take a nosedive, with small countries like Cape Verde, […]
7, April 2023
Dozens killed in Nigeria amid clashes between herders and farmers 0
Gunmen have attacked a rural village in northern central Nigeria, killing dozens of people, local government officials said on Friday. The attack happened on Wednesday in Umogidi community in Benue State, where tit-for-tat clashes are common between nomadic herders and settled farmers competing for land and resources. “The 46 casualties were from the bodies of […]
7, April 2023
Gunmen abduct at least 25 people in Ako Sub Division 0
At least 25 people were abducted during a week of attacks by armed men in Cameroon, local officials said Thursday. The kidnappings by gang members took place in several villages in Ako district along the Nigerian border, Patrick Kernyuy Tah, the top official in Ako, said. “Several hundred people fled the attacks by unidentified gunmen […]
7, April 2023
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Cost-of-Living Crisis Dim Growth Prospects in Emerging Europe and Central Asia 0
Economic activity in the Europe and Central Asia region is likely to remain subdued this year due to the ongoing fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, persistent high inflation and tighter financial conditions, says the World Bank’s Economic Update for the region, released today. Regional output is now expected to grow by 1.4% in 2023, […]
6, April 2023
Iran, Saudi Arabia move to reopen embassies, vow to bring ‘stability’ to Mideast 0
Top diplomats from Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday, pledging to work together to bring “security and stability” to their turbulent region following a surprise China-brokered deal. In a joint statement released after talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the two […]
5, April 2023
Africa’s Growth Remains Low, Region Looks to Tap Resource Wealth for Sustainable Development and Transition to Low-Carbon Economies 0
Growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains sluggish, dragged down by uncertainty in the global economy, the underperformance of the continent’s largest economies, high inflation, and a sharp deceleration of investment growth, a World Bank report said Wednesday. In the face of dampened growth prospects and rising debt levels, African governments must sharpen their focus on macroeconomic […]
5, April 2023
Football: Barca fans chant Messi’s name amid PSG exit talk 0
Several thousand Barcelona fans at Camp Nou chanted Lionel Messi’s name in the 10th minute of the Copa del Rey semi-final Clasico on Wednesday. The Barcelona club legend and all-time top goalscorer, currently at Paris Saint-Germain, is likely to leave the French side at the end of his contract in June, a club source told […]
10, April 2023
The Resurrection of Jesus: God’s Verb in the Grammar of Human Existence 0
by soter • Cameroon, Editorial, Headline News, Religion
When we studied English Grammar at St. Joseph’s Primary School in Mamfe, Cameroon several years ago, we were taught that a verb is a word that it used to describe an action, that is, the doing part of a sentence. A verb therefore connotes an occurrence. To say, therefore, that the Resurrection of Jesus of […]